Poephila cincta
– Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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AVES
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Order:
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PASSERIFORMES
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Family:
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ESTRILDIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Poephila cincta
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Species Authority:
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(Gould, 1837)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | BLACK-THROATED FINCH |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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NT ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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BirdLife International
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Evaluator/s:
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Stattersfield, A., Butchart, S. (BirdLife International Red List Authority) & Garnett, S. (Birds Australia)
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Justification:
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Nearly qualifies for listing as threatened under criteria A2c+3c.
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History:
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| 1988 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004) |
| 1994 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004) |
| 2000 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2000) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Poephila cincta once occurred in grassy woodlands throughout north-east Australia from Cape York Peninsula to north-east New South Wales. Substantial declines occurred in the southern nominate subspecies throughout the twentieth century with the last populations in south-east Queensland disappearing in the 1990s. In the last 25 years a decline in density and extent of occurrence has also been noted in the northern P.c.atropygialis. Reasons for the decline are unclear but appear to be associated with the spread of pastoralism, changes in fire regime and increases in the density of native woody weeds in grassy savannas.
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Countries:
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Native:
Australia
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Habitat and Ecology
